I have been lucky in the sense that Kaye’s Christmas wishlist to Santa has been pretty simple the last two years. Last year, she wanted a candy cane. That’s it. I got her the biggest candy cane I could find. This year, the list got longer. A horn (the musical instrument kind, not the rhino kind), paper, pencils and a book. Easy enough, except the horn.
And because I can’t just wrap a ream of paper and a couple pencils and toss it under the tree, I came up with a sketchbook caddy for Kaye. You see, we’ve been having a little problem with Kaye and her drawings. She sees me with my sketchbook and is motivated to draw, too. I love that she is creative like me. However, the problem has been she takes the crayons, pens and markers then draws on our hearth, dressers, bookshelves and my office desk. Not ideal for the resale value of our house if we ever move. I’ve been trying to drill in her that we only draw on paper. Nothing else. Hopefully this will take care of the problem.
I drafted the caddy idea in a day, then finished it the next day. And I had all the supplies at home, just needed the sketchpad and markers. If you made something inspired by Simply Modern Mom, please upload pictures of it in our Flickr group to show it off to everyone. You may be featured on Simply Modern Mom. What do you think? And anyone out there with an idea of how to get blue crayons out of a slab of marble?
Yes, PLEASE take and post pictures if (when) you make another of these!!! I’m new to your blog and am LOVING it to the point of slight obsession. Seriously,, I’ve already bookmarked like 15 of your posts to try when I stop procrastinating (aka stop making note of tons of fun projects to try and start making them). Even if no tutorial, the pohotos would help alot. From the photos in this post I thought you had covered a hard 3 ring binder (minus the rings) or something like that. I wonder if that would work to make a removable cover for a 3 ring binder…the wheels are a turning. I’ll definitely post my own pictures if anything usable comes of that spin on your awesome sketchbook caddy.
As for cleaning up the “artwork” on your house, I’m at a loss. I still have crayon sketchings all up and down my stairway from months ago. If I ever get off my lazy bum, I’ll paint over them with the leftover wall paint we have. Good luck with your own clean-up!
been looking for something like this…would love a tutorial
Can I add my list to the people begging for a tutorial?
Would love to make some of these for my girls this year. Please share your secerets!
Love this – just posted a link to your site on my blog, anchorsandechoes.wordpress.com
BEAUTIFUL!!! If you do a tutorial, I would be forever grateful!!! This would be perfect for my older kids.
Oh, and I have a question. How wide did you make your marker pockets? Sew every 3/4inch….maybe???? I have to make one! Thank you!!!!